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Contents and Figures
Contents
The AirPcap Product Family........................................................................3
A Brief Introduction to 802.11.....................................................................4
Terminology............................................................................................4
802.11 Standards.....................................................................................4
Channels..................................................................................................5
Types of Frames......................................................................................6
How AirPcap Adapters Operate...................................................................7
Multiple Channel Capture (applies to USB adapters only)....................8
Configuring the Adapters: the AirPcap Control Panel ................................9
Identifying the AirPcap Adapters ...........................................................9
Settings ..................................................................................................10
WEP Keys .............................................................................................11
The Multi-Channel Aggregator (applies to USB AirPcap
adapters only) ........................................................................................12
AirPcap and Wireshark...............................................................................14
Identifying the AirPcap Adapters in Wireshark ...................................14
The Wireless Toolbar............................................................................14
The Wireless Settings Dialog................................................................16
The Decryption Keys Management Dialog..........................................18
The Multi-Channel Aggregator (applies to USB AirPcap
adapters only) ........................................................................................19
Transmit Raw 802.11 Frames on Your Network.......................................20
Where to Learn More .................................................................................21
Appendix A: 802.11 Frequencies...............................................................22
2.4GHz Band.........................................................................................22
5GHz Band............................................................................................22
Channels Supported by the AirPcap Product Family...........................22
